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Mitochondrial DNA is the small circular chromosome found inside mitochondria.
… are the site of the cell’s energy production and other metabolic functions. Offspring inherit mitochondria — and as …
Staff
Dr. Pamela Schwartzberg is a adjunct investigator in NHGRI's Genetic Disease Research Branch.
… at the National Cancer Institute, working on signaling pathways involving tyrosine kinases as a special fellow of … studies to understand T cell signaling, with a focus on pathways affected by primary immunodeficiencies. Dr. … molecules, these receptors initiate signal transduction pathways that orchestrate cellular changes and …
Staff
Dr. William A. Gahl is a senior investigator in the Medical Genetics Branch and the director of the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program.
… Gahl's research has focused on the natural history of rare metabolic disorders and the discovery of new genetic … ABMG and ASHG, as president of the Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, and was elected to the American Society … Sly WS, Valle D, Childs B, Kinzler KW, Vogelstein B. The Metabolic and Molecular Basis of Inherited Disease. …
Clinical Research
The study collects genetic and medical information from people with GNE myopathy to understand the symptoms and clinical course of GNE myopathy.
… A, Gibson K, Mitchell G. eds. OMMBID - The Online Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Diseases .  New … glycosphingolipids in GNE myopathy. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease , 37:297-308. 2014. [ PubMed ] 2013 Yardeni …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details how the Office of Genomic Data Science (OGDS) is becoming the epicenter for genomic data science at the institute, with numerous collaborations, projects and activities.
… The researchers found that type 2 diabetes disrupts metabolic processes consistently across populations. Additionally, the study highlighted a new metabolic signature that could help in determining a person’s …
Graduate Medical Education
An opportunity for a 4-to-8-week elective in the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD.
Clinical Research
Post COVID-19 Vaccine Registry for people with mitochondrial disease who have already received the COVID-19 vaccine.
Clinical Research
MINI Section invites caregivers of children with mitochondrial disease to participate in a survey about the use of immune therapies in children with mitochondrial disease.
Staff
Dr. Shurjo Sen is a program director in NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences who manages a portfolio of grants focused upon genomic data sciences, and is particularly interested in transitioning genomics from a centralized data repository model to cloud-based collaborative science.
News Release
Using a recently developed DNA base-editing technique, researchers correct accelerating aging disorder.
… a senior investigator in NHGRI's Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, NIH director and a corresponding …